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About Gary Cokins

Gary Cokins (Cornell University BS IE/OR, 1971; Northwestern University Kellogg MBA 1974) is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, and author in advanced cost management and enterprise performance and risk management systems. He is the founder of Analytics-Based Performance Management, an advisory firm located in Cary, North Carolina. He began his career in industry with a Fortune 100 company in CFO and operations roles. He then worked 15 years in consulting with Deloitte, KPMG, and EDS. In 1992 he joined SAS, a global leader in business intelligence and analytics software, as a Principal Consultant. His two most recent books are Performance Management: Finding the Missing Pieces to Close the Intelligence Gap (ISBN 0-471-57690-5) and Performance Management: Integrating Strategy Execution, Methodologies, Risk, and Analytics (ISBN 978-0-470-44998-1). Mr. Cokins can be contacted at gcokins@garycokins.com .

Are CPAs Joining the Dark Side?

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CPAs have a reputation of being more reporters of history compared to being deep analysts and strategic advisors. Does that reputation continue to have merit, or are CPAs changing their ways on how to contribute more to their organization’s performance? … Read More >

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The Darkest Time is Just Before Dawn – for Accounting Too

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I will substantially oversimplify the history of accounting mainly for the purpose to provide perspective for a new era I anticipate will soon (or at least eventually) emerge. Here is all you need to know about accounting’s history: 1492 – … Read More >

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Is it Better to Have No Costing than Bad Costing?

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This article by SCM Executive Committee member Gary Cokins originally appeared February 28, 2010 with the website of Business Finance magazine. Last year I had an exciting conversation with Kris Moreels, Founder and Managing Partner of B&M Consulting, a firm that … Read More >

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